Sydney's most expensive home sales in 2016

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What a year for luxury and trophy home sales in Sydney; from waterfront properties to high-end penthouse apartments, this year has been full of record-breaking highs. Over the weekend, Domain released a list of the top 20 Sydney property sales, with Point Piper trophy home Altona, taking out the top spot for the most expensive sale at $61 million*. Here's a look at the top 10 property sales for Sydney from this year's list:

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10. $16.85 million Tivoli Avenue, Rose Bay

Coming in at number 10 is the sale of this five-bedroom Rose Bay home, with panoramic harbour views, to former restaurant mogul John Szangolies.

The home, which was sold in March, spans over three levels and includes a swimming pool.

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9. $17 million* Plunkett Road, Mosman

Sold by Donna Doyle, former wife of mining chairman Alan Doyle, this home perched over Balmoral was bought for close to $17 million.

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8. $20 million New South Head Road, Vaucluse

The previous owner, the late Mr Aldred, a veteran airman who fought in World War II and founder of concrete company Cementaid International, bought it for roughly $82,000 – reportedly an Australian record at the time.

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7. $20.3 million The Crescent, Vaucluse

Coming in at number seven is this stunning Vaucluse home, which fronts onto Parsley Bay. Featuring a private jetty, swimming pool and manicured gardens, the home was bought by food delivery service Menulog, co-founder Dan Katz.

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6. $21million Wolseley Road, Point Piper

In March, tech executive David Shein bought this exclusive Point Piper beachfront mansion for $21 million.

A month prior to the sale, the Shein family joined forces with two neighbours to sell two of their Vaucluse properties in a combined sale of the four properties for just under $80 million. The buyer was Russian-born co-founder of Menulog Leon Kamenev (who sits at number two on this list).

David Shein and his wife Colleen pocketed $60 million for their share in the mammoth deal.

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5. $26 million* Opera Residences, Macquarie Street

This year, a new development on Macquarie Street, the Opera Residences, smashed the record for the most expensive apartment sale. The record was eclipsed a few days later with the sale of a four-bedroom penthouse in the same development.

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4. $27 million* Opera Residences, Macquarie Street

The record-breaking penthouse, which is part of a 20-storey development on Circular Quay which is due to be open in 2019, was reportedly bought by a 'local' woman who purchased it along with two apartments below for a combined price of $57 million.

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3. $47 million* Carrara Road, Vaucluse

This Peter Stutchbury-designed modernist mansion on Carrara Road sold for $47 million to Sanity boss Ray Itaoui and his wife Rachel this year. The Itaoui's bought the home from global financier Andrew Ipkendanz.